Around 12:54 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the earth trembled in southern Finistère. A 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred south of Quimper, in Plomelin. It was registered and validated by analysts of the National Seismic Surveillance Network (RENASS).
This earthquake was felt in Quimper, in Bigouden country and to Concarneau, Fouesnant and Rosporden, as evidenced by these messages posted by Internet users on social networks. “It looks like on Beg-Meil … or explosion”, “The house trembled”, “we just heard a big boom”, can we read in particular. Readers also shared their testimony having assimilated this earthquake to “a slightly heavy vehicle that passed” or “a storm”.
The earthquake was recorded 15 km deep. According to information communicated by France Earthquake, 161,289 people were assigned in 37 municipalities. On the Combrit side, the inhabitants lived the earthquake such as “a thunderstorm”, in the Fouesnantais country, we felt “an explosion” and “a weak rumble” on the side of Concarneau or Douarnenez.